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griffin
School was starting! Penelope was feeling very happy and bubbly today for some reason. She was officially a fifth year now. Penelope couldn't believe that this was actually happening. Now that she was a fifth year she felt more mature. Firsties and the other younger students would be looking up to her. There were going to be new firsties! This was so exciting!
Penelope climbed into one of the carriages and noticed that another girl was already there. Wait, she knew this girl. "Cilla?" That was her name, right? Penelope was a lot better at remembering faces and who people were than names. Cilla, if that was her name, was in the same year as Penelope. "Are you okay?" Cilla looked really sad. Maybe she wasn't the kind of person who liked going back to school.
Cilla turned her head in the direction of the Ravenclaw's voice.
"Yep, Cilla is my name. You're Penelope, right?"
The young woman wiped away a tear.
"My father passed away two weeks ago. I didn't want to return to school but mum insisted. Said it would be good for me to immerse myself in my studies especially since OWLs are happening for me." Cilla crossed her arms frustrated and upset at recent events.